John Grant will perform at the Sydney Festival, the Adelaide Festival Centre and Hobart’s Mona Foma as well his already announced Melbourne show in January.

Brisbane hard rock act Like Thieves, to play East Coast tour throughout November.

The line-up for Golden Plains 2014 has been revealed with Neko Case and Cut Copy just two of the acts added to the bill with Public Enemy and You Am I already announced.

Reg and Pete’s Dog Trumpet will hit the road for more shows later this month and through November.

On Thursday Warner Music artists will combine for ‘In Their Shoes’, a charity auction to raise funds for Cancer Awareness Month.

Peter Murphy will return to Australia to perform a complete set of Bauhaus material.

Christmas has come early for punk fans with Bad Religion due to release a single, ‘O Come, O Come Emmanuel’, from their Christmas album, 'Christmas Songs’.

Dolly Parton has sustained minor injuries after the her vehicle was hit by another car in Nashville.

Pearl Jam played a massive 57 different sons over two nights of shows in Brooklyn on the weekend.

Blink-182 released their now classic ‘Untitled’ album in 2003 and will perform the album from start to finish to mark the 10th anniversary of the release.

Icehouse will continue to perform live with some intimate shows on the way for Sydney and Melbourne in December then a run of shows at Crown Casino in January.

Kelly Clarkson is a married woman.

Boston will include the vocals of former singer Brad Delp on their new album 'Life, Love & Hope', their first in 11 years.

Neil Young will release a 1970 Washington concert as part of his ongoing archives series.

Jack Johnson, Elvis Costello & The Attractions and Kasey Chambers have been added to Bluesfest 2013.

Tickets for the second Deni Blues & Roots Festival went on sale today.

The Hoodoo Gurus and The Visitors will perform for a show to honour the late Ron Asheton in Sydney in December.

A Matt Corby song was used in the new James Spader drama ‘The Blacklist’ this week.

Paul McCartney’s new album ‘New’ has failed to make the Top 20 in Australia this week despite high profile global publicity from the former Beatle.

Featuring their first original recording in a decade, A Perfect Circle have announced the release of greatest hits collection ‘Three Sixty’.

Paul Dainty will tour Eminem back in Australia in February.

Dave Stewart has released new lyric videos for ‘What Is Wrong With Me’, one of three songs featuring Australia’s Vanessa Amorosi on his new ‘Lucky Numbers’ video as well as the song Satellite’.

Dolly Parton will return to Australia in 2014 and we wonder if her tour bus is coming with her again.

America’s Beth Orton, New Zealand’s Tim Finn and Australia’s Matt Corby lead the first artist announcement for Woodford Folk Festival over the New Years holidays.

The tenth studio album for Pearl Jam entitled “Lightning Bolt” debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart and becomes the groups eighth No.1 album in Australia.

Katy Perry holds for an eighth week at No.1 on the ARIA Singles Chart with “Roar” (now 5x Platinum).

Daryl Hall and John Oates have lent their 1975 recording of ‘Alone Too Long’ to new Stephen Merchant Comedy, ‘Hello Ladies’.

Protest The Hero have released a lyric video for their new single ‘A Life Embossed’ from their forthcoming album ‘Volition’.

Another round of acts have been announced for the Van Warped Tour Australia including Millencolin, Amity Affliction and Reel Big Fish.

Local punk legends Cosmic Psychos reveal they will play their final Melbourne show for 2013, in support of their ‘Blokes You Can Trust’ DVD.